Porphobilinogen (CHEM003234)

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Creation Date2014-08-29 06:11:46 UTC
Update Date2026-04-03 00:37:43 UTC
Accession NumberCHEM003234
Identification
Common NamePorphobilinogen
ClassSmall Molecule
DescriptionPorphobilinogen is a pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism. It consists of a pyrrole ring with acetyl, propionyl, and aminomethyl side chains; It is a key monopyrrolic intermediate in porphyrin, chlorophyll and vitamin B12 biosynthesis. Porphobilinogen is generated by the enzyme ALA dehydratase by combining two molecules of dALA together, and converted into hydroxymethyl bilane by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase. 4 molecules of porphobilinogen are condensed to form one molecule of uroporphyrinogen III, which is then converted successively to coproporphyrinogen III, protoporphyrin IX, and heme. Porphobilinogen is produced in excess and excreted in the urine in acute intermittent porphyria and several other porphyrias.
Contaminant Sources
  • FooDB Chemicals
  • HMDB Contaminants - Urine
  • T3DB toxins
Contaminant Type
  • Amine
  • Animal Toxin
  • Food Toxin
  • Metabolite
  • Natural Compound
  • Organic Compound
Chemical Structure
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MOLSDF3D-SDFPDBSMILESInChI View 3D Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
5-(Aminomethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-pyrrole-3-propionateHMDB
5-(Aminomethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-pyrrole-3-propionic acidHMDB
PBGHMDB
PorphobilinogenHMDB
Chemical FormulaC10H14N2O4
Average Molecular Mass226.229 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass226.095 g/mol
CAS Registry Number487-90-1
IUPAC Name3-[5-(aminomethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]propanoic acid
Traditional Nameporphobilinogen
SMILESNCC1=C(CC(O)=O)C(CCC(O)=O)=CN1
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C10H14N2O4/c11-4-8-7(3-10(15)16)6(5-12-8)1-2-9(13)14/h5,12H,1-4,11H2,(H,13,14)(H,15,16)
InChI KeyQSHWIQZFGQKFMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as aralkylamines. These are alkylamines in which the alkyl group is substituted at one carbon atom by an aromatic hydrocarbyl group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic nitrogen compounds
ClassOrganonitrogen compounds
Sub ClassAmines
Direct ParentAralkylamines
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Aralkylamine
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Substituted pyrrole
  • Heteroaromatic compound
  • Pyrrole
  • Amino acid
  • Amino acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Azacycle
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Organoheterocyclic compound
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Primary amine
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Primary aliphatic amine
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Carbonyl group
  • Organic oxide
  • Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Biological Properties
StatusDetected and Not Quantified
OriginEndogenous
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
  • Membrane
Biofluid LocationsNot Available
Tissue Locations
  • Erythrocyte
  • Liver
Pathways
NameSMPDB LinkKEGG Link
Porphyrin MetabolismSMP00024 map00860
Acute Intermittent PorphyriaSMP00344 Not Available
Hereditary Coproporphyria (HCP)SMP00342 Not Available
Porphyria Variegata (PV)SMP00346 Not Available
ApplicationsNot Available
Biological Roles
Chemical RolesNot Available
Physical Properties
StateSolid
AppearanceWhite powder.
Experimental Properties
PropertyValue
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
SolubilityNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility2.72 g/LALOGPS
logP-2.4ALOGPS
logP-2.7ChemAxon
logS-1.9ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.66ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)8.78ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count5ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count4ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area116.41 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count6ChemAxon
Refractivity56.38 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability22.56 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (4 TMS)splash10-001j-1923000000-70c31b91868484322655Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-001j-1923000000-70c31b91868484322655Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-001i-3920000000-d4006159f28f6672d3a5Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0080-9071000000-ad88926555e7416fedb3Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_4) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_4) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_5) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_6) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_7) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_4) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_4) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_5) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_6) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0a4i-0090000000-912aa953bdd13d6d18caSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-00dl-1900000000-8a87960bb63c4915db22Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-006x-9500000000-c934217374e64d6edee3Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QFT , negativesplash10-0udi-1910000000-4a59655d524261d288a0Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF 35V, negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-5a7fed67c4a8909b6d89Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 15V, negativesplash10-00xr-0910000000-79d39f97cef0385e0978Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 0V, negativesplash10-0fb9-0790000000-a3976589df77175b4e7bSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 1V, negativesplash10-0fb9-0890000000-8659c76eb4cd3bbc050aSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 2V, negativesplash10-0ui0-0970000000-ace836f5bc7c40d838f3Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 4V, negativesplash10-0ufr-0970000000-34b54c13783e56f913edSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 6V, negativesplash10-0udi-0920000000-ab742bdbcc6ad44ca7adSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 8V, negativesplash10-0udi-0900000000-d9086599996dff3ecc2bSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 9V, negativesplash10-0udi-1900000000-ca027f0ab39ba0260c42Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 10V, negativesplash10-0zfr-4900000000-c5f999c0aa9c0e985528Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 13V, negativesplash10-0a4i-9700000000-c39abc4f07f6ba584489Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 14V, negativesplash10-0a4i-9400000000-6eece2186d7d8e426696Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 18V, negativesplash10-0a4i-9200000000-4b1d1515941d17b58cd8Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 15V, negativesplash10-0udi-0900000000-4211fc4d53d78720f632Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 15V, negativesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-3b3b751b5b26d5ba4273Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0a4l-0980000000-423d28b762ba4c07586bSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-03dl-0910000000-31575764ba8bd8d50279Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-074r-0900000000-9d96bd59f1a4371a8df4Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0059-0790000000-2cc911a67c1aa8e35d99Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-06ur-0940000000-2c3da60da6ab9523fbf3Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0bt9-4900000000-cf52dffb4284f9eeaa5dSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Toxicity Profile
Route of ExposureNot Available
Mechanism of ToxicityNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
Toxicity ValuesNot Available
Lethal DoseNot Available
Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC).
Uses/SourcesThis is an endogenously produced metabolite found in the human body. It is used in metabolic reactions, catabolic reactions or waste generation.
Minimum Risk LevelNot Available
Health EffectsChronically high levels of porophyrins are associated with porphyrias such as Porphyria variegate, Acute Intermittent Porphyria and Hereditary Coproporphyria (HCP).
SymptomsNot Available
TreatmentNot Available
Concentrations
Not Available
DrugBank IDDB02272
HMDB IDHMDB0000245
FooDB IDFDB021916
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00007339
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDPORPHOBILINOGEN
METLIN IDNot Available
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkPorphobilinogen
Chemspider ID995
ChEBI ID17381
PubChem Compound ID1021
Kegg Compound IDC00931
YMDB IDYMDB00401
ECMDB IDECMDB00245
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
MSDSLink
General References
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5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22770225
6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22974111
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8. Dhar GJ, Bossenmaier I, Petryka ZJ, Cardinal R, Watson CJ: Effects of hematin in hepatic porphyria. Further studies. Ann Intern Med. 1975 Jul;83(1):20-30.
9. Ivanov E, Pisanets M: Studies on the biosynthesis of porphyrins in erythrocytes after incubation with delta-aminolevulinic acid: an attempt to investigate the pathogenesis of nephrogenic anemia. Acta Biol Med Ger. 1982;41(4):307-13.
10. Ellencweig N, Schoenfeld N, Zemishlany Z: Acute intermittent porphyria: psychosis as the only clinical manifestation. Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci. 2006;43(1):52-6.
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16. Ford RE, Ou CN, Ellefson RD: Assay for erythrocyte uroporphyrinogen I synthase activity, with porphobilinogen as substrate. Clin Chem. 1980 Jul;26(8):1182-5.
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18. Mustajoki P: Normal erythrocyte uroporphyrinogen I synthase in a kindred with acute intermittent porphyria. Ann Intern Med. 1981 Aug;95(2):162-6.
19. Winkelman JW, Collins GH: Neurotoxicity of tetraphenylporphinesulfonate TPPS4 and its relation to photodynamic therapy. Photochem Photobiol. 1987 Nov;46(5):801-7.